Jane Rule Quotes
People genuinely happy in their choices seem less often tempted to force them on other people than those who feel martyred and broken by their lives.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
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The 'Room 93' EP was just kind of picking apart the sense of voyeurism and the sense of isolation and turning it into, essentially, a little black book and reflecting on - at that time - 19 years of me forming relationships with people.
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My hope that Thatcher would inadvertently bring about a new political revolution was well and truly bogus. All that sprang out of Thatcherism were extreme financialisation, the triumph of the shopping mall over the corner store, the fetishisation of housing and Tony Blair.
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Honestly, I find the analysis of dreams is one of the dullest things. I say this as a therapist kid. I find them deeply uninteresting, as a window to the soul.
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For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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I didn't want to get into a political debate with him, but my patience was running thin...My shorts were getting a little tight.
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Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
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By visiting places of pilgrimage like Benares and Rameshvaram, a man cannot attain Mukti. What is essential is keeping the mind steady for a moment by introversion.
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There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.
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I've always been drawn to strong women in every genre, people who push the boundaries because they're just epic.
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People genuinely happy in their choices seem less often tempted to force them on other people than those who feel martyred and broken by their lives.
